Popular Post bickster Posted October 15, 2020 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2020 7 hours ago, chrisp65 said: C’mon, nobody has a clue.... The World as divided by.the TWO Aldis. The are two different supermarket chains called Aldi. Adli Nord and Aldi Sud, both German companies. They used to be one company until the brothers fell out... Over stocking cigarettes, one brother though they should the other brother thought they attract shoplifters, so they split the company in two and have been separate entities ever since. Generally where one goes the other doesn't. Only Germany and the USA has both brands. Two different Aldi companies 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 15, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2020 10 hours ago, bickster said: The World as divided by.the TWO Aldis. The are two different supermarket chains called Aldi. Adli Nord and Aldi Sud, both German companies. They used to be one company until the brothers fell out... Over stocking cigarettes, one brother though they should the other brother thought they attract shoplifters, so they split the company in two and have been separate entities ever since. Generally where one goes the other doesn't. Only Germany and the USA has both brands. Two different Aldi companies See also: Adidas/Puma and John Smiths/Samuel Smiths. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 11 hours ago, bickster said: The World as divided by.the TWO Aldis. The are two different supermarket chains called Aldi. Adli Nord and Aldi Sud, both German companies. They used to be one company until the brothers fell out... Over stocking cigarettes, one brother though they should the other brother thought they attract shoplifters, so they split the company in two and have been separate entities ever since. Generally where one goes the other doesn't. Only Germany and the USA has both brands. Two different Aldi companies Great factoid Mr Bicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) On 12/10/2020 at 08:47, mjmooney said: Fascinating. I had no idea there even were variants on what we use (except for tarot cards - which seem to have a shared lineage with the Spanish and Italian sets). I play some weird card game with the In-laws in Hungary , their decks feature Acorns , as per the German deck / map above .. and interestingly only contains 32 cards Oh and if anyone cares , the suits symbolizing the four main layers of society: hearts are the clergy, leaves are the citizens, acorns are the peasantry, and bells represent nobles ..you'll thank me when it comes up on Only connect some time Edited October 15, 2020 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 10:33, HanoiVillan said: Another interesting country for those who like to think about population density . . . is Mongolia the least densely-populated country in the world, or is it really quite densely populated? Sort of , but that accolade goes to Greenland Mongolia basically works out at 5 people per square mile ... on the other end of the scale , i think Monaco is the most densely populated at roughly 68,00 per square mile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: See also: Adidas/Puma National Team strip: Adidas Personal contract: Puma Result: Different kit to the rest of the team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2020 Might have Bin Dunne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2020 Texas 2nd Congressional District. Border drawn by Gerry Mander (Republican) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 2, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) Funnily enough I was only reading the other day about Hamida Djandoubi misplacing his head in ‘77. That map will be a jumping off point for a few other bits of research - spoiler -starting with the Isle of Man as I type (did not know about the delay in abolishing the death penalty there, blimey). Edited November 2, 2020 by Mark Albrighton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 15/10/2020 at 18:41, tonyh29 said: Sort of , but that accolade goes to Greenland Not a country. Autonomous Danish Territory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2020 For the sake of balance. Maryland's 3rd Congressional District (Democrat) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 10 hours ago, bickster said: Not a country. Autonomous Danish Territory VT is slacking , i was expecting someone to jump on that in seconds but , take it up with the internet , they are the ones that give them the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 3, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2020 12 hours ago, bickster said: Not a country. Autonomous Danish Territory It is technically a country but it is not a sovereign state. We're into technicality here but hey that's what VT is for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 3, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2020 13 hours ago, bickster said: Texas 2nd Congressional District. Border drawn by Gerry Mander (Republican) Why are they these bizarre shapes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Just now, OutByEaster? said: Why are they these bizarre shapes? Because in many states, the politicians draw the boundaries themselves (or, to be more accurate, the parties have computer science whizzkids to do it for them), and it is possible to work out the perfect shape for optimising your party's vote by looking at demographics/past elections and so on. In many states, the only effective rule is that they have to be contiguous, which is why there are always tiny slivers of land that remain within the district. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 3, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: 32 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Why are they these bizarre shapes? Because in many states, the politicians draw the boundaries themselves (or, to be more accurate, the parties have computer science whizzkids to do it for them), and it is possible to work out the perfect shape for optimising your party's vote by looking at demographics/past elections and so on. In many states, the only effective rule is that they have to be contiguous, which is why there are always tiny slivers of land that remain within the district. And also, if you are genuinely new to gerrymandering, that's a hell of a quality rabbit hole to fall down 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 3, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2020 31 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Because in many states, the politicians draw the boundaries themselves (or, to be more accurate, the parties have computer science whizzkids to do it for them), and it is possible to work out the perfect shape for optimising your party's vote by looking at demographics/past elections and so on. In many states, the only effective rule is that they have to be contiguous, which is why there are always tiny slivers of land that remain within the district. In terms of the Maryland one, I think I read that someone said the gerrymandering put the split as 7:1 in favour of the Dems but someone had now worked out a way to make it 8:0 (not fact checked at all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seat68 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I will assume that Hawaii has an attraction to Graham Massey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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